# Accident 20200527010459A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Lake George, AK, May 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2020, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lake George, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1925° N, 148.6639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1925&lon=-148.6639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41684, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41684) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 270 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200527010459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 5/27/20 THE PILOT DEPARTED MERRILL FIELD ALASKA FOR A VFR FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR, PART 91, NO FLIGHT  PLAN WAS FILED.

THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING OFF FIELD LANDINGS  3 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE GEORGE ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON HIS 6TH LANDING OF THE DAY BUT THE FIRST LANDING AT THE NARROW REMOTE STRIP.  THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AND DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ENCOUNTERED A QUARTERING TAIL WIND WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT.  THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED ALDERS AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP.  THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE PILOT USED HIS SATELLITE PHONE TO CONTACT AUTHORITIES AND WAS RESCUED  AFTERWARDS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLING-LOADED BY HELICOPTER TO PALMER AIRPORT.

IN THE PILOTS STATEMENT HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD LOST MOMENTARY DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE QUARTERING TAIL WIND.  THE STRIP WAS NARROW SO THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR ERROR.  HE AGREED TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL OFF FIELD TRAINING. THE PILOT HAS NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENT HISTORY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC20CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA057), May 27, 2020: Champion 7GCBC (N41684), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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